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Record-covers inspired by library music

Started by kebarvid, January 29, 2026, 02:12:43 PM

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kebarvid

Was looking through Discogs on covers created by Nick Bantock for Music De Wolfe and stumbled upon this one for Dangerous Connection by Gordon Grant:



And i remembered there was an album by 7L & Esoteric with a similar name and cover so i took a look on it, and it was indeed almost identical:



I know there must be a lot of other records that have been inspired by an library record or an cover design style from an library label, i started a list on Discogs with the ones that came to mind. but i know there must be hundreds of more examples, please help me fill my list on dsicogs:
hxxps://www.discogs.com/lists/Covers-inspired-by-library-music/1663989

Retronic

These are always interesting to me too. Alchemist also had a KPM inspired cover.  I thought Stu Bangas did too but reckon I imagined that.    There's an old compilation called Big Beat which had the gun design from Pop ARP on De Wolfe.

Retronic

Bulgarian Sleaze - Stu Bangas and Vanderslice is a Boosey & Hawkes homage.

Kilgoretrout74

Can't work out how to add images on here but

https://www.discogs.com/master/975247-AM-Shawn-Lee-Outlines

is

https://www.discogs.com/release/1503653-Steve-Gray-Duncan-Lamont-Jean-Bouchety-Television-Today








Mr

Here's one going the opposite way:

Crea Sound Ltd. 46556 (© 1982)



CTI Records CTI 6023 (℗ 1973)

tim gueguen

There's an early Bruton cover I've seen but now can't find, that has a cover image that's pretty obviously based on a live shot of Genesis circa 1976.  One of the musicians on the cover playing a doubleneck guitar is the giveaway for me

Mr

Oh, cool! I never knew that - I reckon you mean this one, "Contemporary Soundscores":



... it sure does look quite similar to Genesis ca. 1978:
Last Edit: January 31, 2026, 05:53:22 PM by Mr

Retronic

Going slightly off in the other direction there was a character in Prisoner Cell Block H who liked to draw and she had some on her notice board and they were clearly traced or coped from BRM 9- Survival on Bruton, which was we also used as incidental music in the show. 

tim gueguen

Yeah, that's the Bruton cover I was thinking of.

Eternas Ondas Musicales



[RCA Original Cast] - SP 10055 - Alessandro Alessandroni - Spontaneous - 1974



[Edig] - ZSKE 55379 - Peter Jones - Peter Jones - 1975

KPMPK1001

Here's the most obvious one I can think of



Oneohtrix Point Never - Drawn and Quartered (2013)



[Bruton Music] BRD 17 - Counterpoint in Rhythm (1982)
Last Edit: February 13, 2026, 11:28:47 PM by KPMPK1001